It’s been a while since I’ve posted a real update, but I have been hard at work on the wordsmithing front. The bellows are pumping harder than normal lately, even though my concentration has not been on the words themselves but on longer-term planning. 463 more words

Let’s get this straight, world. I don’t write for you.

I don’t write for myself, maybe not for anyone alive right now. We’re already dead. … 100 more words

“First drafts are for learning what your story is about.” 823 more words

“Write with the door closed” (Stephen King, On Writing)

Closing the door is just the start. Completing all writing tasks and setting goals behind a closed door is the next milestone. 309 more words

Every weekday morning I sit at the table in my dining alcove. This morning the bouquet of tulips and freesias from last Friday are spreading their petals wide, in an unabashed embracing of the sun. 321 more words

Being in Chicken Soup for the Soul was cool. It was unexpected but definitely an awesome experience. The thing is, I didn’t really think it was that big of a deal. 423 more words